What does that mean?
Order in the court!
What did that say?
Political parties/elections.
Interest groups.
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caucus vs. primary, DEFINE!
Caucus—where party members meet and decide who should be the party candidate
Primary—used to appoint delegates to a party and select candidates
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When was the Voting Rights Act?
1965
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What does the constitution say about political parties?
Nothing!
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What are all the swing states?
Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
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What is an interest group?
Groups within a larger organization of society that seek to influence public policy with a specific goal.
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someone who benefits from a public good or service without contributing to its cost or creation.
Free rider
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Which court case made it so the 1st amendment applies to corporations and led to Super PACs?
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010)
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What amendment says the Senate of the United States shall be composed of two senators from each state?
The seventeenth amendment.
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a situation where a voter selects candidates from different parties for different offices in the same election.
Split-ticket voting.
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What are (at least) 3 different interest groups?
American Bar Association, American Medical Association, American Civil Liberties Union,
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What is the difference between straight-ticket voting and split-ticket voting?
Straight-ticket voting—voting for every candidate in a party
Split-ticket voting—voting for candidates from different parties
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What was the case that made it so Majority-minority districts can be constitutionally challenged if it appears that race the was the sole determining factor?
Shaw v. Reno (1993)
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Where does the constitution say this?
"The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators."
Article I, Section 4, Clause 1:
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How do Republicans and Democrats differ on their economic viewpoints?
Democrats—capitalist. Advocate for some regulation. Usually try to protect social welfare systems. Support higher taxes, especially on the rich.
Republicans— Capitalist. Strongly advocate for deregulation. Advertise as small government and tax cuts. Trickle-down economics.
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What is a revolving door?
people switching jobs, from working as lawmakers, to being lobbyists, and vice versa.
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the creation of electoral districts with divergent ratios of voters to representatives.
Malapportionment
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What bill made it possible to register to vote when getting a state ID card/driver’s license?
National Voter Registration Bill (Motor Voter Act) (1993)
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What did Federalist 10 say?
addresses the dangers of factionalism, critiques direct democracy, advantages of a large republic, and the role of representatives.
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What is the presidential election process?
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What's an iron triangle and an issue network?
A term used to describe the relationships between congressional committees, the federal bureaucracy, and interest groups during policy creation.
an informal alliance of individuals and groups who share the common goal of influencing government policy.
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What's a form of advocacy where the general public is encouraged to contact elected officials to influence specific legislation or policies?
Grassroot lobbying
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whats a law that retroactively changes the legal consequences or status of actions or relationships that occurred before the law's enactment
ex post facto law.
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What did Federalist 51 say?
the importance of separation of powers and checks and balances within the government to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.
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List 4 methods of voter suppression
Voter ID Laws, voter Roll Purges, voting hours, Fewer Polling Locations, Restricting Mail-In Voting, Felony Disenfranchisement.
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What are the key types of interest groups?
(name at least 3)
economic interests, cause groups, public interests, private and public institutional interests, and non-associational groups and interests